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Is there a keyboard shortcut to minimize all windows, like Super+M on Windows?

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For 10.10, 13.10 and 17.10

Super+D is the default keyboard shortcut for minimizing all windows in Ubuntu 10.10.
You can change it to Super+M like it is in Windows using the Keyboard Shortcuts utility:
System ➜ Preferences ➜ Keyboard Shortcuts

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Note: The keyboard shortcut Super+M is used by both the Messaging Menu (see this question for a solution) and the Negative Compiz plugin (You can disable or change its keyboard shortcuts by using compizconfig-settings-manager).

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In 10.04 and 11.04 ctrl-alt-d does this, weird that it got changed for 10.10 and then back. – Jorge Castro Feb 23 '11 at 19:19
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no luck with CTRL+ALT+D on my Ubuntu 10.10 / 64 bits desktop. CTRL+ALT+L work to lock the screen though... – Bob Yoplait Feb 23 '11 at 19:45
    
@BobYoplait Use SUPER (windows key) + D. – Alvin Row Feb 23 '11 at 19:46
    
Got you, the message must have been edited because at first, it was CTRL+ALT. Thanks. – Bob Yoplait Feb 23 '11 at 19:54
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CTRL+SUPER+D in Ubuntu 14. – UpTheCreek Nov 11 '15 at 13:37
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Summary of answers

10.04, 11.04: Ctrl+Alt+D

10.10, 13.10: Super+D

12.04, 14.04, 16.04: Ctrl+Super+D

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For 12.04, 14.04 and 16.04

The keyboard shortcut to minimize all windows is Ctrl+Super+D on Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04 and 16.04.

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which Ubuntu version ? – Bob Yoplait May 18 '12 at 7:32
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Same shortcut works for 14.x too – Joshua Kissoon Jul 3 '14 at 13:08
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works also on 16.04 – auval Jan 20 '17 at 23:25
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Also, in 16.04 Ctrl + Super+D works to show desktop / minimise all windows. When at desktop, same can be used to restore windows before show desktop.

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In my distro (Ubuntu 15.10), the shortcut is Ctrl + Alt + D.

It was the same with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (From which I upgraded later).

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in 14.04 it is CTRL+SUPER+D – Bob Yoplait Aug 22 '15 at 19:17
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Simply press and hold Super key(Which is generally the key with windows logo on it) you will get list of all the shortcuts. in my Ubuntu 12.04 minimizing all windows in Ctrl+Super+D

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